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Verizon Wireless 4G LTE service now available to more than half of U.S. population
Verizon Wireless announced Thursday that his lightning speed 4G LTE network of more than half the U.S. population. We have repeatedly called LTE Verizon's network the fastest cellular networks I've used, and the fact that the company has been able to roll so quickly with only a few mishaps is nothing short of breathtaking. "In eight short months we have introduced our LTE 4G network to more than half the U.S. population, while still providing the nation's coast most reliable 3G network on the coast," said David Small, director Verizon Wireless technician in a statement. "This is important for millions of Americans, because they can take advantage of faster speed 4G LTE at home or when traveling around the country - in the market today and many more to come this year. Each new market entry and expansion is important because it brings us closer to fulfilling the promise to bring our 4G LTE network over 185 million Americans by the end of 2011. "Press Release Verizon Wireless follows.
Verizon Wireless 4G LTE AVAILABLE FOR MORE THAN HALF OF THE POPULATION OF THE USA NETWORK
On Thursday, Verizon Wireless 4G LTE turn 15 additional markets and expand its 4G LTE network in 10 cities
BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Verizon Wireless is becoming the world's most advanced network in 15 additional cities wireless and expanding its network in 10 cities on 18 August, with the incredibly fast speed 4G LTE over 160 million Americans - more than half the U.S. population - In less than eight months. Consumers and businesses can choose from a variety of 4G LTE smartphones, tablets, laptops and netbooks, and access points to connect to the fastest 4G LTE network in the country, is now available in 117 cities.
On Thursday, Verizon Wireless 4G, LTE network will be available in Tucson, Arizona; Fayetteville / Springdale / Rogers, Arkansas, Bakersfield and Salinas / Monterey / Seaside, California, Fort Collins, Colorado, Frederick, Maryland, Worcester, Massachusetts Omaha, Nebraska / Council Bluffs, Iowa, Albany, Ithaca and Syracuse, NY, and Altoona Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Memphis, Tenn., and Provo, Utah. The company is also expanding its 4G LTE network on Thursday in Washington, DC, Tampa, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, Baltimore, Maryland, Boston, Massachusetts, Lansing, Michigan, New York, New York, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio, and Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah.
"In eight short months we have introduced our LTE 4G network to more than half the U.S. population, while still providing the nation's coast most reliable 3G network on the coast," said David Small, director Verizon Wireless technician. "This is important for millions of Americans, because they can take advantage of faster speed 4G LTE at home or when traveling around the country - in the market today and many more to come this year. Each new market entry and expansion is important because it brings us closer to fulfilling the promise to bring our 4G LTE network over 185 million Americans by the end of 2011. "
4G LTE Devices
Consumers can choose from 10 devices to access the speed of lightning speed 4G LTE network, including:
* Smartphones: Revolution ™ from LG, Samsung DROID load and ThunderBolt ™ by HTC
* Tablets: Samsung Galaxy Tab ™ 10.1 with 4G LTE
* Notebooks and Netbooks: HP Pavilion dm1 ®-3010nr Entertainment for PC and Compaq CQ10-688nr Mini ™ with built-in 4G LTE
* Hotspots: Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi ™ 4510L and 4G LTE Mobile Samsung SCH-LC11 Hotspot
* Modem: Verizon Wireless USB Modem 551L LTE and 4G USB modem UML290 Pantech
In the real world, fully loaded network environments, users should experience 4G LTE data rates average 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 Mbps to 5 in the uplink. For more details on all www.verizonwireless.com/4GLTE visit 4G LTE devices.
When customers travel outside the coverage area of 4G LTE, devices automatically connect to the 3G network of Verizon Wireless, customers can stay connected from coast to coast. From Verizon Wireless 3G network is the nation's most reliable network and allows customers in 3G coverage areas who purchase devices to build 4G LTE 4G LTE speeds on the fastest network available in their respective areas.
Reliability: In major cities and beyond
As the first wireless company in the world to deploy game-changing wide 4G LTE, Verizon Wireless is committed to build its 4G LTE network with the same performance and reliability that has been widely recognized. Verizon Wireless consistently focus on reliability is based on rigid engineering standards and a disciplined approach to implementation year after year. The company offers 700 MHz of spectrum Verizon Wireless 4G LTE specific advantages, including a license adjoining the national grid.
Verizon Wireless's vision also includes what its 4G LTE network beyond the major cities. The company is working with rural communications companies to build and operate jointly a 4G LTE network in these areas with the tower and backhaul assets of rural enterprise and Verizon Wireless 4G LTE core equipment and the premium 700 MHz spectrum. And 10 rural companies have announced their participation in the program of LTE in rural America and have leased spectrum covering in total more than 2.1 million people in rural communities and nearly 62,000 square kilometers. The companies include Bluegrass Cellular, Phone Cruz, Pioneer Cellular, Cellcom, Cellular Thumb Networks, Strata, S & R Communications Carolina West / clear stream, Custer Telephone Cooperative and convergence technologies.
Why I made the iPhone switch from AT&T Mobility to Verizon Wireless
I switch smart phones like they’re going out of style. Mostly because they are always going out of style. I’ve broken more carrier contracts and paid for more devices at full retail price than I care to admit. Last month, it all happened again. I’m one of those defectors who ditched their iPhones with AT&T Mobility and switched to Verizon Wireless.
I’ve been an on-again, off-again iPhone customer with AT&T Mobility through every version that Apple Inc. has released since the summer of 2007. I’ve had many ups and downs with the device and the quality of service AT&T Mobility provides. As a result, I have been tempted away various times along the way to other carriers and devices. But I kept coming back for more.
This time was different though. Usually I’ve convinced myself that I am buying the latest and greatest iPhone out there. Not so with the iPhone 4 from Verizon Wireless. I bought the same (almost) iPhone 4 that I already own. That’s not very exciting at all. Still, I felt so strongly about getting an iPhone on a different carrier that I was gladly willing to cancel my contract, pay the early termination fee, buy the same iPhone with a different carrier and sign up for an entirely new account. As expected, AT&T Mobility points out that many of its iPhone customers are locked in. It takes a lot of money and effort to get out of a contract with any carrier. Earlier this week, CEO Ralph de la Vega downplayed the actual number of defectors like me who have left AT&T Mobility for an iPhone on Verizon Wireless. At the same time, he declined to say how many iPhone lines have been closed.
Everyone has different opinions about carriers. Results do vary. I can only speak to my experience. I’m not going to say Verizon Wireless has the greatest network ever, but I will say that I have cursed my carrier and iPhone a lot less in the past few weeks. Not once have I had to fight the urge to throw my iPhone at the nearest blunt object. I no longer have to stand up from my desk and walk closer to a window or corner of my house to get a good enough signal for a phone call. Those spinning graphics that indicate a never-ending data load have been replaced by shorter wait times, but the same spinning graphics. Overall, I find myself doing a lot less waiting and wondering what the heck I’m paying for in the first place. For the record, I’ve had business with all four of the top U.S. carriers at one point or another dating back to 1997. And I have not completely left AT&T Mobility as a customer. I still have another line with them, which I reserve for my BlackBerry. That’s where it gets tricky. I don’t have so many complaints about AT&T Mobility as a BlackBerry user. Calls are more stable and data is less of an issue overall because, frankly, I expect anything data centric on a BlackBerry to be painfully slow. If I had never used an iPhone on AT&T Mobility, there’s a good chance I would have never canceled any of my lines of service. All devices are not the same and results with the same device on different carriers vary in my experience. It makes no sense.
At the risk of sounding like an iPhone apologist, I’m not fully convinced that the quality of service issues that plague some iPhone users on AT&T Mobility are all Apple’s fault. Here’s what makes sense: If a BlackBerry on AT&T Mobility can handle a complete call in places where an iPhone on AT&T Mobility cannot, it must be a device issue – not the carrier’s fault. In a simple world that would stand true, but it doesn’t and this world is far from simple. Somehow a BlackBerry just works on AT&T Mobility where an iPhone doesn’t, and an iPhone on Verizon Wireless works where an iPhone on AT&T Mobility doesn’t. Figuring out who’s to blame and why is less important. I’m going to focus on paying for things that work. In my unscientific, therefore realistically consumer-like tests in the field, an iPhone on Verizon Wireless simply delivers a better baseline of service than what I experienced with AT&T Mobility. I’m aware of all the tests that show AT&T Mobility’s average upload and downloads speeds are at least double that of Verizon Wireless’ data speeds, but Web page loads are almost identical (except, of course, for those places where a Web page will never load on AT&T Mobility). Averages don’t mean anything if a basic level of service can’t even be delivered. Keep everything up and running, then let’s talk about however many Gs of data you want to claim I can have at my disposal.
My favorite part in all of this is the seemingly undying belief among some that it’s all the biggest data hogs that are leaving AT&T Mobility. Good riddance, they say, as they conjure up some Utopian dream wherein AT&T Mobility’s network will return to some level of greatness. If things are bad in your experience with any carrier, they’re not going to get better anytime soon. If you have crappy service where you live or work, there’s little chance of that changing anytime soon. I gave up after waiting years for AT&T Mobility to “fix” its network, and overall experience with the iPhone, in places like San Francisco and Los Angeles – for all intents and purposes, the center of my world. That’s why I made the switch, and for now at least it’s working. Until it doesn’t and I change my mind again.
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